Honda CR-V upgrades, generation by generation.

RM cars from 2012 to 2018 for Android screens, because neither the early radio nor the first Honda Connect has CarPlay, and RE cars for the same job with a camera. RW owners come for wireless adapters and dash cams, and imported CR-V Hybrids for an Android screen in place of the Gathers unit.

No. The RW Hybrid and the RS e:HEV and e:PHEV keep a normal 12 V battery for the electronics, so screens, cameras and sensors are wired from the interior fuse box like any other CR-V and the high-voltage system is never touched.

RE — 2007–2012: CD radio built into the dashboard; Honda DVD navigation with a 6.5-inch screen on the EX; Japanese imports carry a Gathers unit. RM — 2012–2018: CD radio with the i-MID 5-inch display on early cars; Honda Connect 7-inch touchscreen from the 2015 facelift, without CarPlay; Japanese imports carry a Gathers unit. RW — 2018–2023 (Petrol and Hybrid): Honda Connect 7-inch touchscreen with CarPlay and Android Auto on SE and above; a 5-inch display audio without CarPlay on the entry S; Japanese-import Hybrids carry a Gathers unit. RS — 2023 on (e:HEV hybrid and e:PHEV plug-in): Honda Connect 9-inch touchscreen with wireless CarPlay and wired Android Auto from the factory. Not sure? Send the reg on WhatsApp and we tell you the generation and the route.

CarPlay: Android screen on RE and RM cars, factory CarPlay with a wireless adapter on the RW and RS. Reversing camera: Tailgate camera on the Android screen on RE and RM cars, factory camera kept and rewired where fitted. Car radio: Android screen with a matching fascia on RE and RM cars; entry and import RW cars. Parking sensors: Four rear sensors and a beeper that speeds up as you close in; nothing on the screen. Ambient lighting: Ambient LED kits in doors and dash, extended factory ambient on newer cars, app controlled. Speakers: Plug-in door speakers and tweeters, factory head unit and amplifier kept, no cutting. Dash cam: Hardwired from the fuse box with parking mode and a low-voltage cut-off, cables hidden. Subwoofer: Under-seat or boot subwoofer on a DSP amplifier fed from the factory unit, boot space kept. Soundproofing: Doors and floor treated with butyl and foam, trim refitted without marks.

CarPlay: under an hour for activation, two to four hours for a box or a screen. Reversing camera: two to three hours. Car radio: two to three hours, usually the same day. Parking sensors: two to three hours. Most CR-V owners wait at the workshop or drop the car in the morning and collect it the same day.

RE: the CD radio built into the dashboard; Honda DVD navigation with a 6.5-inch screen on the EX; Japanese imports carry a Gathers unit stays and we add to it. RM: the CD radio with the i-MID 5-inch display on early cars; Honda Connect 7-inch touchscreen from the 2015 facelift, without CarPlay; Japanese imports carry a Gathers unit stays and we add to it. RW: the Honda Connect 7-inch touchscreen with CarPlay and Android Auto on SE and above; a 5-inch display audio without CarPlay on the entry S; Japanese-import Hybrids carry a Gathers unit stays and we add to it. RS: the Honda Connect 9-inch touchscreen with wireless CarPlay and wired Android Auto from the factory stays and we add to it. Steering-wheel buttons, factory amplifiers and cameras are carried over on every route; the only route that changes what you see is an Android screen, and even then the controls are kept.

Send the reg or the year on WhatsApp or the form below and we confirm the generation, the route, the price and the next free slot. Every job carries a one-year warranty on the work, done at our workshop in Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11, Monday to Saturday.